Rural–Urban Differences in Dental Opioid Prescribing among Adolescent/Young Adult and Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries

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Examines dental opioid prescription rates for adolescents and adults in rural and urban communities, utilizing 2021 Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System Analytic Files data. Breaks down data by race and ethnicity, neighborhood disadvantage, and other demographic factors. Includes color-coded maps showing ranges of prescribing rates in rural and urban areas by state.

Carla Shoff, Alex Sheen, Luping Qu, Natalia I. Chalmers

Frontiers in Public Health, 12

10/2024

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Children and youth · Health disparities · Oral health · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Racial and ethnic groups · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data